ABS WIRRAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
13218045 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-06-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-06-10
    O'BRIEN, Connor appointed
    director
  6. 2024-06-10
    O'BRIEN, Ashton resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-06-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-06-01
    O'BRIEN, Ashton appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-01
    OBRIEN, Connor resigned
    director
  17. 2021-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABS WIRRAL LTD
  18. 2021-02-23
    OBRIEN, Connor appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Connor Obrien
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

300 St. Marys Road
Garston
Liverpool
L19 0NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Connor
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-06-10
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Active
O'BRIEN, Ashton
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2024-06-10
Resigned
OBRIEN, Connor
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-02-23 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-14